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News Release from: Yokogawa Europe - Industrial Automation | Subject: Lifecycle Management Programme
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 October 2007
Programme to provide optimal maintenance
solutions
The Yokogawa Lifecycle Management Programme is an integrated package of solution services that optimise maintenance by tailoring it to the customer's equipment lifecycle
This programme meets diverse needs by creating a lifecycle plan for each customer system, and, based on it, selects and combines the most suitable services from a variety of options Users want to cut maintenance costs as much as possible in order to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO)
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 25 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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On the other hand, the reduction in maintenance costs can lead to unexpected equipment failures, and the increased equipment downtime can lead to production losses and a decrease in the return on assets (ROA).
Accordingly, it is necessary to minimise maintenance costs without incurring production losses.
In other words, a maintenance plan that is able to achieve an optimal balance between TCO and ROA is the ideal solution.
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The Yokogawa Lifecycle Management Programme consists of proprietary services such as the industry's first condition based maintenance (CBM)(See note 1) programme and an alarm rationalisation service (ARS)(See note 2).
These are flexibly combined under the Lifecycle Management Programme to ensure that maintenance is tailored to each customer's equipment conditions and requirements, and achieves a proper balance between TCO and ROA.
Specific services provided under the Lifecycle Management Programme are as follows:.
Service and support 24/7 response.
Single point of contact for all customer service needs.
Maintenance management.
Vigorous maintenance plans and support for all unique needs.
Condition based maintenance for pinpoint identification of problems.
Operator effectiveness.
Wide range of training courses to meet all needs.
Inventory management.
Stocking of parts for emergencies.
Part management programme to minimise capital investment.
Ensuring that a plant is operated with the latest hardware and software.
Migration support.
Minimisation of the threat of diminishing resources and part obsolescence.
Implementation of a proven migration roadmap to reduce the risk of operating older control systems.
Safety improvement.
Changing the method for responding to alarms.
Yokogawa network service consultation and solution to ensure that systems are well protected.
Productivity Improvement.
Process standardisation.
Tracking of improvement in performance.
Optimisation of decision support.
"With a conventional maintenance service, the customer was given a selection of necessary programmes from a packaged service menu.
This was only a semi-tailored service", said Satoru Kurosu, Yokogawa Senior Vice President and Head of the Yokogawa Industrial Automation Business Headquarters: "In contrast, the Lifecycle Management Programme is a fully tailored service that provides the customer with an optimal maintenance plan from the long-term perspective of the equipment lifecycle.
It aims to respond to customer-specific needs while keeping in mind that the customer is unique".
The Yokogawa Lifecycle Management Programme aims to provide the customer with Asset Reliability, Asset Availability, Asset Predictability, and Asset Performance, thereby achieving the VigilantPlant vision of operational excellence.
Notes:.
1) Condition Based Maintenance (CBM): A proven service installed in over 1,000 systems that provides an optimal maintenance solution by diagnosing the installation environment of equipment, monitoring deterioration over the equipment lifecycle, and utilising preventive maintenance technologies.
2) Alarm Rationalisation Service (ARS): A service that improves production processes by analysing alarm/event trends and operator actions to identify unproductive operations and other inefficiencies.
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